Dana Page Archives - Page 2 of 6

Defense Attempts to Get Case Dismissed Due to Destruction of DNA Evidence

Details In a status hearing on Jan. 27, defense attorney Dana Page requested the case get dismissed due to contamination of DNA evidence on the prosecution’s side. Daquan Gray, 21, is... Read More

Judge Sets Defendant’s Trial 4 Years After Homicide

Details During an Oct. 18 status hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set the trial’s start date for a homicide case nearly four years after the incident occurred. Ch’Juan Robinson,... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance in Homicide Case As Prosecution Awaits DNA Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a continuance for counsel presiding over a homicide as they work to obtain evidence. Marcel Jackson, 35, is charged with first-degree murder in... Read More

Judge Reviews Motions by Defense in 2021 Homicide Case

Details During a Sept. 15 hearing, defense attorney Dana Page informed DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt that she filed two motions to conduct independent DNA testing and to preclude the... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance for Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt issued a continuance for a 2021 child sex abuse hearing. The 30-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree child sex abuse for allegedly forcing his 9-year-old... Read More

Judge Denies Motions by Prosecution and Defense in 2018 Homicide Case

Details During a hearing on Aug. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the defense’s motion for a speedy trial and the prosecutor’s motion for a protective order for a... Read More

Judge Allows Homicide Defendant to Leave Home Confinement, Will Rule on Transfer to Juvenile Court

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan decided to allow a homicide defendant to leave home confinement for purposes of employment and education. She did not reach a final ruling on... Read More

Homicide Defendant Demands New Attorneys

Details In a July 26 hearing, a homicide defendant demanded new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, 33, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted on 14 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Homicide Defendant Arraigned on Charges, Pleads Not Guilty

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt arraigned a defendant on first-degree murder while armed and possession of firearm during a crime of violence. Both of these charges were for offenses... Read More

Homicide Defendant Refuses to Stay in Hearing, Demands New Attorneys

Details A homicide defendant refused to proceed with a June 27 status conference unless the judge agreed to appoint him new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted... Read More

Murder Defendant Denied Pretrial Release Pending Full Competency Evaluation

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a defendant accused of murder. On Dec. 14, the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a shooting on the unit block... Read More

Murder Victim’s Sibling Speaks at Sentencing

Details A woman implored a DC Superior Court judge to impose a harsher sentence than what was outlined in the plea deal for the man convicted of killing her brother. On... Read More